Travel Life

I’ll always remember our first backpacking tent – a lightweight but cheaply made tent from Big 5 that we bought a few days before our first backpacking trip. While it did its job at giving us a place to sleep, it was pretty lousy at it – it leaked, it was fragile, it was cramped, …

If we had told our family and friends 5 years ago that we were planning on spending 15 months traveling in a campervan, they would have laughed at us and called us crazy. Nowadays, the van-life movement has gained quite the appeal with the general public. With low cost and travel flexibility, more and more …

The scenic Pan-American Highway is the longest road in the world stretching around 15,000 miles from Alaska in North America all the way down to Argentina in South America. Last year we finally ditched our comfortable lives in LA and set out on a journey of a lifetime to travel across the Pan-American Highway for …

Thinking of joining van life and living in a campervan? We spent 2 years traveling in our van across two continents and learned so much along the way. Here are 50 useful tips that every new van lifer should know. 50 Tips To Crush Vanlife: (click on the categories below to see more) Pick The …

In Part I of the DIY Promaster Camper Conversion Guide we covered how to come up with a camper van layout and how to install windows, fan, insulation, and electrical. In Part II of this conversion guide, we will cover how to do everything that’s actually seen: how to build an awesome bed and kitchen …

This year my husband Joel and I decided to do something crazy and head out on a 2-year long road trip through Central and South America. We were super excited for this trip but we had one problem- no transportation. We recently sold our converted Honda Element camper suv in order to get something bigger for the …

Imagine if there is one dream job you could have, what would that be? Ever since Ueli (@RunawayUeli) was a kid, he always dreamed of becoming a travel photographer. Traveling to countries like Switzerland, Austria, Bali, Singapore, and many more Ueli is now living his dream traveling the world as a full-time photographer, but it …

Over the years, our trusty Honda Element has taken us on countless backroad trips from National Park hopping in the scorching Utah heat to bone-chilling cold nights at Crater Lake. The spacious interior allowed us to easily sleep inside on our favorite forest roads, eliminating the need to find hotels or book hard-to-get campsites. However, …

Almost daily I get questions on my Instagram account asking what type of camera gear I use for my photos, what my favorite brands are for clothing and other similar questions on items that I use for my trips. For this post, I wanted to share with you all of my favorite travel items and …

Are you getting tired of the 9-5 grind, working from sunrise to sunset, and feel like you need a break? Do you wish you could afford to leave the cubicle and go travel full time? It seems like an impossible task, but it can be done. Most of our lives are spent chasing the next …